Expert: tariff revenues constitute a significant amounts of oil in exchange

1/2/2014 0:00

BAGHDAD - Farah pumice


After applying the tariff early this year on some imported materials , it was considered an economist main objective of which is to reduce dependence on oil Chria omnidirectional of the country , a tax is citizen responsibility , versus running various productive sectors , create economic cycle integrated in the country .

 Economic expert on behalf of Jamil Antoine believed that the tariff is not money , but by and may pose significant amounts compared to oil imports , saying it is active sectors of industrial and agricultural productivity , such as the productive sectors of the social restore social cohesion between the layers of the society and create a wider relationship .

He added Antoine "morning" that " tariffs to protect the Iraqi market entry of goods and inferior goods , especially after the year 2003, the opening of borders to import various goods in isolation from customs duties have been put 5 percent fee on all goods entering through the campus clearance, without taking into consideration the economic reality of Iraq , especially the industrial reality .

 " and that was the invasion of the Iraqi market with all kinds of goods that have not been subjected to thorough examinations (lots of them ) , suggesting the establishment of laboratories quality suited to conduct laboratory tests on all goods entering the country and the establishment of some of the border crossings , which accelerates from the entry of goods and systematically , as it eases the burden on customs and standardization and quality control .

 supports Antoine applied tariff law during the current period in order to stop the flow of random consumer goods , especially that Iraq imported nearly 74 billion dollars , calling along with the application of this law that there will be a package of measures , including the application of industrial initiative , and the granting of loans industrial soft , improve the industrial environment , and the reduction of imports random , as well as activating the device standardization and quality control and the development of control over the goods .

either Iraqi industries producing at present expert said that there are industries list competitive enough for the market , including industries dyes and leather industries and food industries Kalolban industries and woolen textile , but it needs to support the first simple to take a range of production and thus diversify the sources of income of Iraq, as well as the deployment of cooperative societies to reduce exploitation in the delivery of goods to the consumer.

He expressed his hope that the turn of imported materials involved to be raw materials for factories to activate the output specifications are good and create a suitable working environment by running the workforce and find job opportunities and reduce the unemployment rate thus reducing the incidence of poverty in the community , calling for the exemption of raw materials, primary involved in the production of customs duty for a specified period until the achievement of growth , equality and justice in the competition between foreign and domestic .

 also urged to exempt industrial projects from income tax as in the past ten years , and all kinds of taxes and under certain conditions , encouraging at the same time on the industries that are their raw materials local ones construction industries namely cement , brick , and block .

said : "If it was supplied Industries construction at competitive prices affordable will activate the movement of building and construction in the country , to accommodate a lot of unemployment , and the provision of housing for citizens and create jobs and run construction industries , in addition to the rest of the industries and thus create economic cycle integrated in the country .

 calls Antoine civil society organizations , unions and associations to hold workshops education for its members from the merchants , industrialists and businessmen about the importance of tariff and non- exploitation of this process in raising prices , and compassion for the Iraqi citizens until the completion of all procedures.

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